Peso Weekly

Opinion / Analysis: Based on public records, Philippine legal rules, and patterns in past corruption cases. Zaldy Co’s arrest is only the opening scene. The real story is what happens next—deals, delays, frozen money, and whether the system exposes the full chain or just sacrifices one man.

As fuel supply concerns persist, the government is exploring homegrown energy solutions using bamboo and agricultural waste. These alternatives aim to provide cleaner and more accessible fuel while cutting emissions. Beyond energy, officials highlight potential economic benefits, as communities and small businesses could take part in producing and supplying biomass fuels.

Sister Eva Fidela Maamo was a nun, a surgeon, and one of the country’s quiet giants of public service. As a 1997 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee, she was honored for bringing health care and hope to people who could barely afford either.

Through the Foundation of Our Lady of Peace Mission, she built no-fee clinics in poor communities, led medical-surgical missions that treated tens of thousands for free, and ran feeding, shelter, and livelihood programs for the most vulnerable.

She has now passed away at 85, but her life remains a powerful reminder: compassion, when made concrete and courageous, can help build a nation.

He was earning around CAD 150,000 a year, or roughly ₱6.4 million, working in a Toronto bank before he walked away to build a chicken farm in Quezon. Most people would call that move irrational.

But his choice forces an uncomfortable question we often avoid. How much is a dream job really worth if your days still feel copy paste ? You do not need to move countries or start a farm. You might just need to rethink what you are actually working toward.

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More than 2,000 medicines are now VAT-free, offering potential relief for Filipinos managing chronic and critical illnesses. With treatments for cancer, diabetes, and more included, the move aims to ease everyday healthcare costs and improve access to life-saving medicines nationwide.

The Philippines is asking the US to extend a waiver so it can keep importing Russian oil during an energy crunch. That raises a bigger question: if we are in a crisis, why do our fuel options still depend on foreign approval? Energy security should mean more than waiting for permission.

Beneath Liguasan Marsh in Mindanao, geologists have flagged a potential 4.8 billion barrel oil reserve since the 1960s. Nobody drilled. Decades of conflict kept everyone out. Now, for the first time, a Filipino company holds the contract. The question is no longer if someone will look. It is what they will find.

Not all heroes wear scrubs. Some serve coffee, listen quietly, and show up every day for 30+ years.

At a London hospital, that kind of consistency just got its own signboard. Jose “Joe” Paculan, a Filipino-born café manager, is being recognized not just for longevity, but for turning a simple café into a space of comfort for patients, families, and staff when they need it most.

Kat Borlongan left Manila as a scared teen in France, then helped build one of Europe’s most dynamic startup ecosystems. Today, she is a Knight of the French National Order of Merit and a key voice in European innovation policy, proving Filipinos can shape global tech.